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Dm Wed

28a set off explosive? Yes,set off . Ans has been given as ignite but how does that work, please?...
20:28 Wed 25th Jun 20142 answers, last by bamberger 20:33 Wed 25th Jun 2014
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Dm Wed

6d See court bearing up after cuts? Not half . Answer is curia but why, please? 15d Entirely support conflicts involving Dutch. Answer is backwards. I can see that support =back and war d s gives...
20:25 Wed 30th Apr 20142 answers, last by mac44 22:09 Wed 30th Apr 2014
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Dm Monday

4d People collect funds for these reasons. Ans has been given as causes but I just cannot see why. Thanks for explanation.
22:20 Mon 24th Mar 20142 answers, last by bamberger 22:23 Mon 24th Mar 2014
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Dm Friday

18d Nautical instrument adjusted to limit variable function . Ans has been given as sextant. I can see that sextant is a nautical instrument and x is a variable function but where does setant come...
20:34 Fri 14th Feb 20146 answers, last by bibblebub 20:39 Fri 14th Feb 2014
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Dm Thursday

2d I sported this-if adjusted , it supports rider too! . Ans must be stirrup but I cannot see the word play. Thanks...
20:53 Thu 13th Feb 20146 answers, last by bibblebub 21:01 Thu 13th Feb 2014
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Dm Tuesday

4d Dirk landed the wrong way in fight. Ans has been given as stiletto (=dirk =dagger) but what is word play , please?...
20:40 Tue 11th Feb 20145 answers, last by Mamyalynne 20:55 Tue 11th Feb 2014
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Dm Tuesday

He's present at part of St. Andrews about to finish. Answer has been given twice as attendee twice but without explanation and I just can't see the wordplay. Please explain. Thanks...
20:57 Tue 28th Jan 20144 answers, last by bamberger 21:01 Tue 28th Jan 2014
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Dm Friday

5a What machine gunners do seconds after bomb . Ans is strafe which is indeed what they do but if seconds =s then problem is that trafe doesn't seem to be a word. 6d he's big in Africa and may charge...
19:27 Fri 10th Jan 20148 answers, last by bamberger 19:33 Fri 10th Jan 2014
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Nearly New Combi Boiler Trade Ins -Any Market?

This summer we had the CH changed from storage to combi with an Ideal Logic 35 + being installed . The noise from the central heating is awful –think of a roaring furnace. Following visits from the...
14:28 Fri 03rd Jan 201415 answers, last by Hymie 23:33 Tue 07th Jan 2014
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Dm Thursday

24a Small perforation in items in green. Ans has been given as pinhole =small perforation . I can see that green =pine but where does hol come from please?...
21:42 Thu 28th Nov 20132 answers, last by weecalf 21:44 Thu 28th Nov 2013
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Dm Monday

26d Somewhere to accommodate first 4 in 10? Answer given as "flat" but why please (other than accommodation can be a flat) If it helps 4d is ensure and 10d is evening dress . Thanks...
21:10 Mon 25th Nov 20131 answer, last by Mamyalynne 21:14 Mon 25th Nov 2013
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Dm Thursday

6d Sister with degree possibly caring for old railwaymen? Answer must be registered nurse (sister with degree) but where does the caring for old railwaymen come in please?...
19:55 Thu 21st Nov 201312 answers, last by boxtops 20:34 Thu 21st Nov 2013
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Dm Friday

16a E.g squash that's pale in parts? Answer was given as "soft drink" but apart from squash being a type of soft drink, I can't see how the pale in parts works. Thanks...
18:27 Fri 15th Nov 20132 answers, last by bamberger 18:35 Fri 15th Nov 2013
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Dm Thurs

28a I sent in papers relating to hearing , stupid . Ans has been given as idiotic but why, please?...
17:30 Thu 14th Nov 20132 answers, last by bamberger 17:37 Thu 14th Nov 2013
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Times Grand Final Puzzle 2

Sadly 90 man minutes have been spent by myself and colleagues trying to unsuccessfully work out the wordplay for: 4d May the second, Milne's penning New Statesman? Ans is Hawaiian. The statesman is...
17:08 Thu 24th Oct 20135 answers, last by jim360 17:13 Thu 24th Oct 2013
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Times Grand Final Puzzle 2

Sadly 90 man minutes have been spent by myself and colleagues trying to unsuccessfully work out the wordplay for: 4d May the second, Milne's penning New Statesman? Ans is Hawaiian. The statesman is...
17:05 Thu 24th Oct 20132 answers, last by frugalfred 17:07 Thu 24th Oct 2013
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Times Grand Final Puzzle 1

12a Conductor typically came together with a new driver. Ans was metal. I can see that a metal is typically a conductor of electricity and that a golf driver can be metal. Came together =met + a =meta...
19:02 Tue 22nd Oct 20136 answers, last by ichkeria 19:29 Tue 22nd Oct 2013
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Dm Thursday

4d Nourishing with or without meat starter. Ans has been given as nutriment. I've tried and failed to see the wordplay -kindly advise. Thanks...
19:11 Thu 03rd Oct 20132 answers, last by frugalfred 19:14 Thu 03rd Oct 2013
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Dm Monday

12a Former racing driver's empty manuscripts. Answer has been given as moss (as per Stirling) . I can see that m (anuscript) s gets m s but where does the the os come from? 17a Heath spread out. Ans...
19:03 Mon 30th Sep 20135 answers, last by Mamyalynne 19:20 Mon 30th Sep 2013
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Dm Tuesday

8d Author's hens run dry round French city, deserted. Ans has been given as Charles Dickens but why ? I can get the hens leaving C arles Dick but can't see how the rest works. 15a Latin forebear's...
19:40 Tue 17th Sep 20134 answers, last by frugalfred 19:46 Tue 17th Sep 2013

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